Whitworth Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 145564
- Address
- Whitworth Lane, DL16 7LN
- Website
- www.whitworthpark.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 986 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 93%
Mixed 1.5%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Other White 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.4
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.95
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 51 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 141 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 148 |
| French | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Whitworth Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 99 113 |
| Year 8 | 225 112 113 |
| Year 9 | 197 100 97 |
| Year 10 | 201 104 97 |
| Year 11 | 151 80 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 12.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.8% 3.0% |